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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 5, 2022

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.06/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 381 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $190.40/cwt +22.33 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 442 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.83/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 430 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 1,200 856
Feeder cattle 357 1,000 761
Slaughter cattle 53 123 55
Replacement cattle 45 77 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 3 199.00 $199.00 $736 -0.86
380 380 5 210.00 $210.00 $798 +6.26
400–430 424 14 180.00–201.00 $197.23 $836 +13.14
450–485 465 8 159.00–188.00 $178.18 $829 -1.38
500–515 503 8 170.00–178.00 $176.98 $890 +6.39
537 value added 537 5 186.00 $186.00 $999 +8.69
550–593 578 9 163.00–177.00 $168.07 $971 +16.07
592 value added 592 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,042 +2.26
605 605 1 154.00 $154.00 $932 -1.00
657–685 664 9 148.00–159.00 $156.84 $1,041 +11.84
725 725 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 —
745 value added 745 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,065 -5.13
750–795 value added 767 8 149.00–150.00 $149.61 $1,148 +2.28
800 value added 800 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,160 —
935 935 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,234 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 8 158.00–159.00 $158.37 $543 +13.37
360–397 374 13 150.00–161.00 $153.48 $574 +2.85
391–393 value added 392 9 155.00–162.00 $157.34 $617 +7.25
415–442 430 17 135.00–156.00 $146.83 $631 -0.57
453–495 471 17 140.00–152.00 $147.18 $693 -0.63
530–545 539 17 141.00–145.00 $142.59 $769 +2.62
595 595 5 139.00 $139.00 $827 +0.58
605–615 607 6 130.00–135.00 $134.16 $814 -2.99
680 680 1 117.00 $117.00 $796 -15.95
725–735 733 6 125.00 $125.00 $916 -2.51
790 790 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 374 4 169.00–193.00 $174.70 $653 -10.39
425–448 442 21 183.00–208.00 $190.40 $842 +22.33
455–480 467 16 154.00–174.00 $167.97 $784 +1.51
520–546 531 14 145.00–165.00 $153.56 $815 -11.17
610–645 619 8 139.00–146.00 $141.09 $873 -0.62
680–690 688 4 136.00–150.00 $146.54 $1,008 +6.43
730–733 732 8 126.00–133.00 $130.38 $954 -0.35
875–890 883 2 106.00–108.00 $106.99 $945 -14.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1355 1231 80-85% 9 71.00–75.00 $72.25 $889 —
1120–1815 1383 80-85% 4 77.00–88.00 $81.97 $1,134 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1497 1275 85-90% 7 52.00–61.00 $59.03 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,023 —
930–1450 1320 75-80% 4 73.00–74.00 $73.82 $974 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1870–2125 1998 2 109.00–114.00 $111.34 $2,225 —
2050 2050 1 105.50 $105.50 $2,163 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1270 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,020.00–1,300.00 $1,107.00
1210–1730 1383 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,112.53

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215–1730 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,020.00–1,400.00 $1,224.66 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.